Drawing from more than 20 years experience both as a "Big 4" corporate consultant and small business owner, serving more than 500 small businesses and 2000 individuals, and from interviews with hundreds of other business owners on how they do things quicker and better, nationally recognized speaker and columnist Gene Marks presents his unified small business management seminars: Quicker! Better! Wiser!
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| Gene Marks, small business author and expert, and Justin Kitch, Intuit's chief growth officer, co-moderate the Intuit Town Hall. | Intuit CEO Brad Smith listens to small business expert Gene Marks during the Intuit Town Hall | |
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| Small business owners share how they are managing through the downturn at the Intuit Town Hall. | ||
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To inquire about any of the keynote or seminars below for your conference or corporate event, please contact Gene's manager Caryn Maenza at 610-675-7648 or e-mail
The New Normal: How Smart Business owners are adapting and are already making more money In 2010!
During this presentation Gene will discuss how smart business owners have :
- Firgured out how to follow the money (especially the stimulus money) and what new tools they are using to get the most of their marketing dollar;
- Learned about new economic and financial indicators that give a better barometer of the overall economy and their company's health;
- Re-visted their banking and financial partners to increase their credit lines and improve their relationships;
- Invested in new technologies that have allowed them to improve customer service and communication;
- Discovered new online tools to help them purchase better and cut their overhead;
- Created more creative ways to make their employees happy while controlling costs
"Gene specializes in small business and helping business owners grow revenue and shave expenses. By all indication he is nationally recognized and an accomplished author as well. Perhaps more importantly, I felt his style and delivery were both on point and would resonate with the independent agent/owner." Russel Newman, The Hartford

Gene speaking at the 2009 Quality Service Contractors Power Meeting in Colorado Springs, CO.
Gadgets, Gizmos And geeks:25 new tools, technologies and web-based services that smart business owners are using every day to increase their profits
It’s 2010. Have fun. Use technology. Make money.
Hosted solutions. Mobile apps. Smart devices. Tablets. Netbooks. Today’s technology is changing. Really changing. And the smart business owners are learning how this stuff can be used to make them more money.
In this presentation, national columnist, best selling author and successful business owner Gene Marks will discuss 25 great new tools, technologies and web based services that smart business owners are using every day to make more money.
You will learn about:
- Technologies for keeping yourself and all of your employees productive when mobile;
- Web based services for lead generation and marketing that will generate more revenues;
- Applications for improving customer service and product delivery;
- New searching and buying technologies to find the lowest priced goods around the world;
- Free and inexpensive communication and time management tools that will keep everyone closer;
- Online applications for project management, time and billing, job costing and collaboration;
Still working in the old world? Afraid of losing the competitive edge? New startups are appearing every day, run by a generation of people that understand how to use these technologies to operate more efficiently and profitably.
Isn’t it time to get up to speed?
"I wanted to thank you for two terrific presentations at our recent Power Meeting in Colorado Springs, CO. Your topics on, "Why the Financial Crisis Will Be A GOOD Thing For Business Owners" and "50 Ways To Cut Costs and Build Profits" were very timely for our members. Your information was very important for them to hear and had a positive effect. We needed that after all the negative news about the economy in the press..." --Charlie Wallace, Executive Director, Quality Service Contractors
On behalf of the Florida Sod Growers Cooperative, I'd like to extend our sincere appreciation for your speaking at our 2009 Annual Meeting in Orlando last week! We genuinely enjoyed your very practical and positive message - it was exactly what our members needed to hear during these tough economic times.." -- Betsy McGill , Executive Director, Florida Sod Growers Cooperative
Other Keynote and Seminar Topics Include:
- How To Keep Customer Service At Its Best When Money Is Tight
- 25 Lessons Successful Business Owners Have Learned From The Recession
- How Entrepreneurs Can Profit With Obama
- 25 Worthwhile Business Technologies Every Manager Should Consider
- 6 Steps For A Business Owner To Improve Profits
- 50 Ways For A Business Owner To Increase Profits In 2010
******Any presentation can be taylored for a specific industry group or association






